If good happens, good; if bad happens, good.
A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.
Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.